Watering Orchids During Each Season

摘要

HOW MANY TIMES have you heard it said that overwatering kills more orchids than any other single cause? But it isn't really overwatering that kills orchids — it is the lack of air around their roots that occurs when plants are overwatered. One of themany things orchid roots do is absorb oxygen needed for the respiration process, and when they are waterlogged the wet medium displaces the air and basically the plant suffocates. So how often should you water your orchids? It is such a simple question, with such a complex answer. The short answer is that it depends — on the type of orchid, on your potting mix, on where you grow and on the season. Here's the long answer.